January is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #5431 in 2017 with 24 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2013 with 36 births ranking #4111. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 166.7%. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 71,912 girls born was named January. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.